| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Passionate Pilgrim by William Shakespeare: Or he refused to take her figured proffer,
The tender nibbler would not touch the bait,
But smile and jest at every gentle offer:
Then fell she on her back, fair queen, and toward:
He rose and ran away; ah, fool too froward!
V.
If love make me forsworn, how shall I swear to love?
O never faith could hold, if not to beauty vow'd:
Though to myself forsworn, to thee I'll constant prove;
Those thoughts, to me like oaks, to thee like osiers bow'd.
Study his bias leaves, and make his book thine eyes,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: "I am glad I did not know of your journey at the time;
but now it is an over, perhaps there is no great harm done.
It is always good for young people to be put upon
exerting themselves; and you know, my dear Catherine,
you always were a sad little shatter-brained creature;
but now you must have been forced to have your wits about you,
with so much changing of chaises and so forth; and I hope
it will appear that you have not left anything behind you
in any of the pockets."
Catherine hoped so too, and tried to feel an interest
in her own amendment, but her spirits were quite worn down;
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